The nation's favorite coconut water - the fresh buko juice
COCONUT water is a very refreshing drink to beat tropical summer thirst.
The juice is packed with simple sugar, electrolytes, and minerals to replenish
hydration levels within the body.
Research studies suggest that cytokinins (e.g., kinetin and
trans-zeatin) in coconut water showed significant anti-ageing, anti-carcinogenic,
and anti-thrombotic effects.
Coconut water has been generally offered to patients with diarrhea in
many tropic regions to replace the fluid loss from the gastrointestinal tract
and reduce the need for intravenous therapy.
The osmolarity of tender coconut water is slightly greater than that of
WHO recommended ORS (Oral Rehydration Therapy) osmolarity. Presence of other
biological constituents like amino acids, enzymes, minerals, and fatty acids
may account for this higher osmolarity.
However, unlike WHO-ORS, its water is very low in sodium and chlorides,
but rich in sugars and amino acids.
This well-balanced fluid composition with
much-needed calories would be an ideal drink than any other brand of soft drink
beverages in dehydration conditions.
Coconut water is composed of many naturally occurring bioactive enzymes
such as acid phosphatase, catalase, dehydrogenase, diastase, peroxidase,
RNA-polymerases etc.
In effect, these enzymes help in the digestion and
metabolism.
Despite very light consistency, its water has much better composition
of minerals like calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc than some of the
fruits like oranges.
Its water is also a very good source of B-complex vitamins such as
riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pyridoxine, and folates. These vitamins are
essential in the sense that the human body requires them from external sources
to replenish.
Coconut water contains a very good amount of electrolyte potassium. 100
ml of water has 250 mg of potassium and 105 mg of sodium.
Together, these
electrolytes help replenish electrolyte deficiency in the body due to diarrhea
(loose stools).
Further, fresh coconut water has a small amount of vitamin-C (Ascorbic
acid); It provides about 2.4 mg or 4% of RDA. Vitamin C is a water-soluble ant-oxidant.
– Bicol Mail
Source: www.nutrition-and-you.com
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